Russell — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 67320
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Russell, KS
- Operating Since
- 2025
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Sunflower Electric Power Corp
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Russell
OperatingSolar
Ranked #4 of 39 Solar plants in KS#1578 of 7447 nationally
20 MW Solar operating in Russell, KS — Southwest Power Pool
EIAGEM
20 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2025
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
38.8938, -98.7942
County
Russell, KS
Nearby Plants
- Russell Energy CenterNatural Gas15 MW · 4.0 km
- Russell DowntownNatural Gas15.7 MW · 5.4 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Sunflower Electric Power Corp | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Sunflower Electric Power Corp | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The Russell solar power plant is a 20 MW solar photovoltaic facility located in Russell County, Kansas. It commenced operations in 2025 and is owned and operated by Sunflower Electric Power Corporation. The plant utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology.
The Russell plant is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and is situated within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. It ranks as the 4th largest solar facility in Kansas out of 39, and nationally it is ranked 1416 out of 7108 solar plants. The facility consists of one generator and uses SUN as its primary fuel source.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Cooperative
Sector
Electric Utility
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
OperationalSolar20 MWSPP
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Russell Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
0.145 km
Operator
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
SECI.RCSOL
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (10)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Russell; Lincoln; Barton; Ellsworth; Saline; Rice; McPherson; Marion; Chase; Reno; Harvey; Butler; G
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:25PM CDT until March 22 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
NWS Wichita KS (other)
NWS Wichita KS·5 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Russell; Lincoln; Barton; Ellsworth; Saline; Rice; McPherson; Marion; Chase; Reno; Harvey; Butler; G
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:25PM CDT until March 21 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
NWS Wichita KS (other)
NWS Wichita KS·5 days ago
Hazards·high wind
Wind Advisory: Russell; Lincoln; Barton; Ellsworth; Saline; Rice; McPherson; Marion; Chase; Reno; Harvey; Butler; G
Wind Advisory issued March 21 at 11:54AM CDT until March 22 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
NWS Wichita KS (other)
NWS Wichita KS·5 days ago
Regulatory·permitting
EPA issues draft permit for CCS project at Kansas ethanol plant
The U.S. EPA in December 2025 released a draft permit for a Class VI CO2 injection well for a project under development by PureField Carbon...
EPA (regulator)PureField Carbon (developer)
Ethanol Producer Magazine·2 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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